KBB
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KBB is a Progressive rock
/Jazz fusion
quartet from Tokyo, Japan. They were formed in 1992, and released their first album in 2000 on the Musea
record label. Their members are: Akihisa Tsuboy (violin, composer), Toshimitsu Takahashi on Keyboards, Dani (using only one name) on Bass, and Shirou Sugano on drums. They have recorded four albums since 2000:
They have also released a special edition DVD titled "KBB Live 2005 Official Bootleg" that was available for sale at Nearfest 2006
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Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
/Jazz fusion
Jazz fusion
Jazz fusion is a musical fusion genre that developed from mixing funk and R&B rhythms and the amplification and electronic effects of rock, complex time signatures derived from non-Western music and extended, typically instrumental compositions with a jazz approach to lengthy group improvisations,...
quartet from Tokyo, Japan. They were formed in 1992, and released their first album in 2000 on the Musea
Musea
Musea Records is a non-profit [for the label's bands] musician-owned French record label dedicated to progressive rock. It was founded in 1985 by Bernard Gueffier and Francis Grosse, along with a small team of friends - Daniel Adt, Alain Juliac, Alain Robert, Thierry Sportouche, Jean-Claude...
record label. Their members are: Akihisa Tsuboy (violin, composer), Toshimitsu Takahashi on Keyboards, Dani (using only one name) on Bass, and Shirou Sugano on drums. They have recorded four albums since 2000:
- Lost and Found (20002000 in musicSee also:* 2000 in music Record labels established in 2000-Events:*January – Gary Glitter is released from jail, two months before his sentence for sexual offences ends.*January 1**John Tavener is knighted in the New Year's Honours List....
) - Four Corner's Sky (20032003 in music-January:* January – following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It Be sessions. Five people are arrested...
) - Live 2004 (20042004 in musicSee also:* 2004 in music Record labels established in 2004-January:*January 1**The Vienna New Year's Concert is conducted by Riccardo Muti.**Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol....
) - Proof of Concept (20072007 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.-January:*January 1 - George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame...
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They have also released a special edition DVD titled "KBB Live 2005 Official Bootleg" that was available for sale at Nearfest 2006
NEARfest
The North East Art Rock Festival, or NEARfest for short, is a multi-day event celebrating the resurgence of progressive and eclectic music in the United States and around the world. The event is held annually in early summer in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, approximately one hour north of Philadelphia...
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